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'Memories of Sadako'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Keiko Miyamoto, who was involved in the publication of ''Memories of Sadako,'' the English translation of a Japanese picture book on young A-bomb victim Sadako Sasaki in Hiroshima, poses with the book in front of the Children's Peace Monument at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Dec. 27, 2010.

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Saito agrees on 1-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese pitcher Takashi Saito. Saito reportedly agreed with the Milwaukee Brewers on a one-year deal on Dec. 27, 2010, after the Atlanta Braves unconditionally released him in October.

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Miyazaki hamburger sets Guinness record

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo taken in July 2009 shows a giant hamburger made in the city of Miyazaki. The producer of the hamburger -- 92 centimeters in diameter, 44 centimeters in height, 136.2 kilograms in weight -- said Dec. 27, 2010, that it had been certified as the world's biggest hamburger on sale by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Comedian completes Eurasia leg of global marathon

QINGDAO, China - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama arrives at a port in Qingdao in Shandong Province, eastern China, on Dec. 27, 2010, completing the Eurasia leg of his run-and-sail ''Earth marathon.'' He is aiming to complete his round the world trip in Osaka on Jan. 21, 2011.

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Construction of world's biggest LNG reserve tank

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2010, shows a hole -- about 70 meters in diameter and 60 meters in depth -- at the construction site for Tokyo Gas Co.'s storage tank for liquefied natural gas, which is set to be the world's largest of its kind, at its Ogishima plant in Yokohama.

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Hosogai looks to jump-start career in Germany

TOKYO, Japan - Bayer Leverkusen-bound Japanese midfielder Hajime Hosogai speaks at a press conference in Saitama on Dec. 27, 2010. Hosogai, who has agreed to transfer to Leverkusen from Urawa Reds, said he is ready to face the physical challenge of the German Bundesliga.

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DPJ makes decision on Ozawa's testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Ichiro Ozawa, a power broker in Kan's Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2010. The DPJ decided the same day that a parliamentary ethics panel should hold a vote on summoning Ozawa to testify over a scandal involving his political funds management body.

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Chiba Marine Stadium renamed

CHIBA, Japan - (From L to R) QVC Japan Inc. President Hayashi Sasaki, Chiba Mayor Toshihito Kumagai and Lotte Marines baseball club president Ryuzo Setoyama hold up a signboard reading ''QVC Marine Field,'' the new name for Chiba Marine Stadium, on Dec. 27, 2010. The city said it had reached a 10-year sponsorship agreement with the local television shopping company, including the naming rights for the stadium, which will come into effect in March.

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Sunrise Party snubs Kan's offer to join ruling coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Sunrise Party of Japan leader Takeo Hiranuma (R) and Secretary General Hiroyuki Sonoda take part in a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2010. The lawmakers said the party decided to decline an offer by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to be part of the ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party of Japan.

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Snow-covered Japan highway reopens

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Cars begin running again on snowy Route 49 in the town of Nishiaizu in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 27, 2010. The road was closed for some 33 hours after an accident stranded hundreds of vehicles.

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Star Flyer to launch regular Busan-Kitakyushu flights

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Star Flyer Inc. President Shinichi Yonehara (L) speaks at a news conference in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2010. The company said it will launch passenger flights between Kitakyushu and South Korea's Busan in July 2012, becoming the third Japanese airline to run regular international services after Japan Airlines Corp. and All Nippon Airways Co.

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Fishery firm says money to Russians not off-the-book

KUSHIRO, Japan - Munemoto Nakayama, president of fishery firm Kanai Gyogyo, speaks to reporters in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 27, 2010. Nakayama, whose company is one of four fishery firms allegedly fined over illicit payments to Russian officials, denied acting improperly, saying the payments were a necessary business expense.

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Gov't, Okinawa to outline new development law

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2010, after meeting with Cabinet members. The central government and the prefecture agreed to outline the framework of a new law by the summer of 2011 to replace the current law on support for Okinawa's development, which expires at the end of March 2012.

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Seven & I to close Seibu Yurakucho department store Dec. 25

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows the Seibu Yurakucho department store (two buildings in front) in the Yurakucho district of downtown Tokyo. Seven & I Holdings Co. said on Jan. 27, 2010, it plans to close the Yurakucho store on Dec. 25.